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what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's is ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu. ♪ but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. visihelps provide many with,m day and night relief of heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. there is risk of bone fracture, and low magnesium levels. side effects may include headache, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. call your doctor right away if you have persistent diarrhea. other serious stomach conditions may exist. don't take nexium if you take clopidogrel. ask your doctor if nexium is right for you. find out how you
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economy? >> that particular policy, yes. >> in your projections, you pointed out that the four-year average is 18% of revenue compared to g.d.p. and your projections are going to get 19%. i would like to point out, we only had 13 instances where revenue hit 19%. but i would like to show a chart here. we have had a wide variety of top marginal tax rates, the attempt to punish success, which is the wrong way to go. >> in your we are+ is the wrong way to go. pushing. but it's amazing how incredibly tight the average around that 18.in my case, 1% over 50-year average. what makes you think we can extract about 19% of revenue when we haven't been able to do it regardless of how we try to punish success? >> there are a lot of other features in the tax code and one could draw pictures like that that showed rates applying to people. income distribution, set of changes that have been made to what sort of income is taxed, what deductions and credits are available. our projection is under current tax law,
economy? >> that particular policy, yes. >> in your projections, you pointed out that the four-year average is 18% of revenue compared to g.d.p. and your projections are going to get 19%. i would like to point out, we only had 13 instances where revenue hit 19%. but i would like to show a chart here. we have had a wide variety of top marginal tax rates, the attempt to punish success, which is the wrong way to go. >> in your we are+ is the wrong way to go. pushing. but it's...
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the economy and jobs, manufacturing, infrastructure. he'll focus on education reform and energy. the most controversial topic is likely to be gun control, where there will be plenty of guests from both sides of the issue in the house galleries and pointed out by the president as the speech goes on. that would be the political theater, i mentioned a few sentences ago. let's go to tara for the rest of our preview. >> president obama wasn't offering a preview of a state of the union address to reporters this afternoon. >> white house aides say improving the economy and creating jobs will be front and center when the president speaks to congress and the country. >> as he outlays his plan tonight, everyone will see if we work together, we really will have a robust future. we can build our middle class. >> republicans want to hear president oh obama's plans. the growth of government. >> the second term offers a second chance. and if the president wants to regain the credibility he lost over the last four years on each of these issues, he'll start tonight. >> it's up to florida senator,
the economy and jobs, manufacturing, infrastructure. he'll focus on education reform and energy. the most controversial topic is likely to be gun control, where there will be plenty of guests from both sides of the issue in the house galleries and pointed out by the president as the speech goes on. that would be the political theater, i mentioned a few sentences ago. let's go to tara for the rest of our preview. >> president obama wasn't offering a preview of a state of the union address...
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when he was tacking in the campaign about jobs and building the economy for the middle class rather than the top down. i think you will hear a lot of that tonight. >> and let me ask you, we know the president won the white house. he has to convince a republican house to support his ideas. what do does he need to say to congress tonight to get him to move? >> well, i think it's going to be a mix of -- for instance, immigration reform. you have republicans and democrats in both the house and senate that seem to be coming together about some kind of way to put the 11 million illegals who are in this country now on a path to citizens should. certainly on a path to comesome kind of provisional legal status, and the very fact, as you mentioned, that the first lady is going to have an illegal, a young illegal man who is not being deported because of the dream act light, if you will, that the president instituted last year. where they have cut back on the deportation of people who are brought here as children, who are either in school or the military. that gives you an indication of an area wher
when he was tacking in the campaign about jobs and building the economy for the middle class rather than the top down. i think you will hear a lot of that tonight. >> and let me ask you, we know the president won the white house. he has to convince a republican house to support his ideas. what do does he need to say to congress tonight to get him to move? >> well, i think it's going to be a mix of -- for instance, immigration reform. you have republicans and democrats in both the...
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it is the economy and spending but it is also related to jobs. >> yeah. i think that's absolutely right and i think the problem there is you have a republican vision, one -- we had a referendum on that. it's called the last election in terms of vision of tax cuts and greater growth and jobs and still stuck because that's a mindset as a party. the problem i think that they have not come to terms with is the country is facing real big problems. how do you create long-term growth? and the president i think goes out there and says very clearly, listen, we have got to make investments today. it is not just spending for the sake of going to debt. it's spending in order to put us in a stronger footing for the future and good for the middle class and the country. >> chris, aaron and shira, thank you all for joining us. see you soon. >>> msnbc's special live coverage of the state of the union begins this evening 5:00 eastern with "hardball." how would you finish this sentence? the state of our union is -- take a picture of yourself holding up your answer. that's m
it is the economy and spending but it is also related to jobs. >> yeah. i think that's absolutely right and i think the problem there is you have a republican vision, one -- we had a referendum on that. it's called the last election in terms of vision of tax cuts and greater growth and jobs and still stuck because that's a mindset as a party. the problem i think that they have not come to terms with is the country is facing real big problems. how do you create long-term growth? and the...
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learning more about the speech, especially when it comes to the economy. white house aides tell nbc news all the president's initiatives will try to answer three different questions. one, how can the united states create more jobs at home? two, how does the country get its citizens the skills they need for these jobs? three, how does the nation help those working hard to make a decent living? all themes the president outlined in the re-election campaign. >> goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security and the deficit. real achievable plans that will lead to new jobs. >> top republicans including senator mcconnell already critical of the speech. >> i strongly suspect the white house will subject us to yet another campaign blitz. frankly, i could write the scripts myself and will be told the president's hands are tied by the sequester he proposed, signed and refuses to get rid of. >> we learned the president will make a major announcement of afghanistan announcing that 34,000 u.s. troops will return home from the region exactly one year from
learning more about the speech, especially when it comes to the economy. white house aides tell nbc news all the president's initiatives will try to answer three different questions. one, how can the united states create more jobs at home? two, how does the country get its citizens the skills they need for these jobs? three, how does the nation help those working hard to make a decent living? all themes the president outlined in the re-election campaign. >> goals in manufacturing, energy,...
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i hope it is something new about the economy and jobs. and not the same old dribble about higher taxes and more government spending. >> so, boehner says no more of the same old dribble, his words. and these are the words of david gergen, our senior political analyst. the suspicion deepens, writes gergen, that the obama folks have secretly adopted a strategy of making republicans look so extreme that they will be driven from power in 2014, and the president can then govern the country as he chooses in his final two years in office. patricia, let me start with you here. will we know after the speech whether david gergen's suspicion is true, that the president is done with boehner and the republicans? wants to run him out of town? >> we'll have a very good idea. i think the first shot across the bow from the president toward the house republicans was his inaugural address. it was something i think most people expected him to reach out -- to reach a hand out to house republicans, to sort of say, okay, the fights are over, let's start to work
i hope it is something new about the economy and jobs. and not the same old dribble about higher taxes and more government spending. >> so, boehner says no more of the same old dribble, his words. and these are the words of david gergen, our senior political analyst. the suspicion deepens, writes gergen, that the obama folks have secretly adopted a strategy of making republicans look so extreme that they will be driven from power in 2014, and the president can then govern the country as...
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admininistration officials say the economy will also be a major focus of tonight's address. the president will talk about his plans to boost the economy increase jobs, and expand the middle class. several local parents of gun victims will be attending the president's speech. carolyn murray will be sitting in the gallery at the state of the union tonight. her son, justin, was shot and killed in evanston, in november. he was not the intended target, and no one has been arrested. murray says she hopes to make lawmakers more aware of what's happening in the country. my son is not coming back. she hopes there is time to talk to the president. illinois senator mark kirk released a video statement today. urging president obama and congress to take a serious look at legislation to protect americans from gun violence. lukens and democrats in a way that is practical legislation. that actually passes the house and senate and actually save lives. kirk suffered a stroke the week before last year's state of the union address but plans to be there tonight. he returned to congress last mont
admininistration officials say the economy will also be a major focus of tonight's address. the president will talk about his plans to boost the economy increase jobs, and expand the middle class. several local parents of gun victims will be attending the president's speech. carolyn murray will be sitting in the gallery at the state of the union tonight. her son, justin, was shot and killed in evanston, in november. he was not the intended target, and no one has been arrested. murray says she...
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ultimately this is a speech that is focused on the economy. the president has gone a little bit wayward. i think of his own choosing to talk about immigration, gun rights. in some ways the gun rights issue is thrust upon him by what happened in connecticut late last year. i think this is an attempt for him to refocus both himself and his party and to be honest republicans on the challenges that lay ahead many terms of spending, debt, how to get the unemployment rate down from 17.9%. which is the ultimate challenge of his second term, and i think how his legacy will begin to be shaped. that depends much on how the economy does or does not improve in his second term. >> mike allen, in talking to key democratic senators who have been talking to the president about all of this, they say that he is willing to commit to some entitlement cuts. that he is going to show some leg in terms of what he will do. he still wants a deal and thinks one is possible, but this is the tough it's part of what they're trying to achieve up there. they're making progre
ultimately this is a speech that is focused on the economy. the president has gone a little bit wayward. i think of his own choosing to talk about immigration, gun rights. in some ways the gun rights issue is thrust upon him by what happened in connecticut late last year. i think this is an attempt for him to refocus both himself and his party and to be honest republicans on the challenges that lay ahead many terms of spending, debt, how to get the unemployment rate down from 17.9%. which is...
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a marginal role. >> talk about the economy. on the president's watch we know that the country now added 1.2 million jobs since he took office but it's not creating enough jobs fast enough to sustain the strong recovery. you see the housing market coming back, the stock market is rallying. how much can this president really do in the next four years to get the economy going again? how much is it actually bent on what happens overseas? >> he could do a lot. we are actually -- in good shape compared with europe, compared with japan. what this president should do is try to enlist congress in recognizing that with borrowing costs at historical lows, would we need to do is rebuild america and gain jobs this that process and allow the economy to get to a kind of escape philosophy. if the president were to announce he has a big, new infrastructure bank that is going to borrow money, yes, but going to spend it to rebuild america, to invest in the future, to rebuild the bridges and highways, to build a new generation of smart grid, to bu
a marginal role. >> talk about the economy. on the president's watch we know that the country now added 1.2 million jobs since he took office but it's not creating enough jobs fast enough to sustain the strong recovery. you see the housing market coming back, the stock market is rallying. how much can this president really do in the next four years to get the economy going again? how much is it actually bent on what happens overseas? >> he could do a lot. we are actually -- in good...
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i think he will return to talking about the economy. that's sort of what we're hearing from the white house. he has four things that he's going to focus on, but all of them will stress the economic context of it. energy, um, he'll talk about infrastructure which is new, new roads, new bridges, things like that, manufacturing, and, um, then he'll also talk about education and making college more affordable. but all of that will be in the context of how can we make our economy grow stronger, how can we promote and grow the middle class. >> host: and here's the headline in the financial times this morning, obama to focus anticipation on the economy. speech to be heavy on home initiatives. how much of this will echo what we heard at the inaugural address? >> guest: i think it'll be a little bit different from that. i think there were a lot of comments after the inaugural address that it was very aggressive on sort of social issues. he talked about gay rights, equal pay for women, even voting rights. um, and i think you'll see some of that,
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economy, i'd ask, what do you think a president would do about that? they same the same things folks say, the president ought to encourage that, ought to thank the people that work in that industry, ought to promote that industry all across the world, a great american manufactured product doing great things in america. and yet that industry, the general aviation industry, is used by our president as a rhetorical punching bag. everywhere he goes he talks about corporate fat cat jet owners and those rich, wealthy people flying around in corporate airplanes. well, i know what this industry does. i came from this industry. i know precisely who these people are. when you use language like that and you talk about an american manufacturing industry in that way, you're talking about welders, you're talking about union mechanics. you're talking about all the support people that work at fix-based operations all across the country. you are talking about good, hardworking americans, not corporate fat cat jet owners. and yet this president continues in the same way
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both sides have said they will be massively destructive to our economy. when is the last time the president sat down with congressional leaders to work out a compromise to avoid this? >> as you saw at the end of the last year, we made a great deal of progress. we were so close to them. the president and speaker boehner were moments apart in reaching a deal and unfortunately the republicans were unwilling to do the deal we proposed. the president proposed a balanced approach, one that includes both spending cuts as well as rate increases and that's the way that we have to get ourselves to a healthy budget. >> have there been any recent meetings along those lines? >> well, there haven't. we had the issue of the end of the last year and over the last two weeks we've been preparing and gearing up. the president has made it clear numerous times that he welcomes the opportunity to sit down with the republicans in congress and work out a deal. he has presented a range of options for how we could get our fiscal house in order. he's looking for a big deal but if w
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>> jobs, growth, the economy, infrastructure, other ways manufacturing jobs and investments that the government can make to try to spur those jobs in the private sector and the big focus, the big focus remember this for the white house is going to be the middle class. you'll hear the president talk about that over and oef tonigve tonight. >> thank you. >>> we continue our coverage now with business and tech reporter scott mcgrew. silicon valley will be sharing that spotlight at tonight's state of the union address. >> apple's tim cook as you pointed out will be obama family's guest tonight at the speech. sitting with the first lady. last year steve jobs' life attended. cook has been talking about manufacturing some apple computers back here in america. and one of the founders of biotech company council will be at the speech as well. a guest of south bay congressman mike honda. tracie was talking about immigration. four of the five founders of council are first generation americans as is congressman honda and the president himself on his father's side. according to joint venture silic
>> jobs, growth, the economy, infrastructure, other ways manufacturing jobs and investments that the government can make to try to spur those jobs in the private sector and the big focus, the big focus remember this for the white house is going to be the middle class. you'll hear the president talk about that over and oef tonigve tonight. >> thank you. >>> we continue our coverage now with business and tech reporter scott mcgrew. silicon valley will be sharing that...
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he'll address gun control, immigration reform, and the economy. we however, promise to bring you a current perspective. only on current tv. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: stephanie miller. ♪ stephanie: yeah, that's right it is the "stephanie miller show." 25 minutes after the hour. jacki schechner. >> good morning. another hate letter for us. >> oh! they just keep coming familiar. >> oh, god really? stephanie: news busters says i said something and i get a lot of c. word letter on things i didn't say. what we were saying is weapon referring all morning to. >> the slow laurus eating a rice ball. stephanie: i said let's unpack this health care rice ball. it was pointed out to me that i must be an antti asian racist. it starts to whom it may concern, which we say doesn't include any of us here. i was recently offended to a comment of -- i'm offended already on his attack on prep significances, let me just start by saying. i was recently offended to a comment of stephanie miller's referring to disagree to an asian woman's comments as rice ball of n
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carol, by and large the president will be focusing a lot on domestic priorities, specifically the economy. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. >> reporter: how times have changed. when he addressed congress one year ago, president obama faced sagging poll numbers and a tough road to re-election. the result? a state of the union address that contained few new proposals and largely fell flat, not likely this year. >> his party gained seats in both the senate and the house. the american people broadly speaking are with him and so he can deliver a speech without the kinds of political constraints that he faced just 12 months ago. >> reporter: white house officials tell cnn that tonight's address will book end the president's inaugural speech last month, when he laid out aggressive themes on issues of gun control and immigration, and mentioned some unexpected subjects. >> some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires and crippling drought and more powerful storms. our journey is not complete until our gay brot
carol, by and large the president will be focusing a lot on domestic priorities, specifically the economy. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. >> reporter: how times have changed. when he addressed congress one year ago, president obama faced sagging poll numbers and a tough road to re-election. the result? a state of the union address that contained few new proposals and largely fell flat, not likely this year. >> his party gained seats in both the senate and...
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you can expect to hear a lot about the economy. but critics say once re-elected, the president pivoted and his -- and has spent most of his second term working on social issues such as gun control and immigration reform. the white house disagrees. >> there's no pivot here. the president's principal preoccupation since he ran for office in 2007 has been what we need to do to make our economy work for the middle class. >> reporter: in the republican response, florida senator marco rubio is expected to make the case for how smaller government can benefit the middle class, how less regulation can create more jobs and the need for education reform to train the middle class for jobs. while the president will focus largely on domestic issues, words last night that north korea has performed a new nuclear test could make national security a bigger part of the speech. >> the president made clear publicly his desire to further reduce nuclear arms. >> reporter: president obama issued a statement saying north korea's nuclear test is highly prov
you can expect to hear a lot about the economy. but critics say once re-elected, the president pivoted and his -- and has spent most of his second term working on social issues such as gun control and immigration reform. the white house disagrees. >> there's no pivot here. the president's principal preoccupation since he ran for office in 2007 has been what we need to do to make our economy work for the middle class. >> reporter: in the republican response, florida senator marco...
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the economy is weak. we need to juice it up some. and please, let's not have budget battles that do damage to this nation's he can knowledge i can recovery. >> what is the message that he'll deliver to folks in congress? what will that message be and how do you do that and still speak to the nation? >> well, i think that you offer republicans, you know, great chinese warrior once said build him a golden bridge to retreat from. he's going to try to make the case that neither republicans nor democrats want to hurt this economy. having a battle over huge spending cuts would do that. and can we not find common ground? way to get out of this sequester. $1.2 trillion cuts on the table. >> also remains big gun control. and the limitations on guns and where you can buy and what kind. and in the audience there, if you will, there will be victims of gun violence and people who have lost family members. how powerful with that message be? >> ever since ronald reagan introduced a fellow who jumped off the bridge to save folks who died in the airl
the economy is weak. we need to juice it up some. and please, let's not have budget battles that do damage to this nation's he can knowledge i can recovery. >> what is the message that he'll deliver to folks in congress? what will that message be and how do you do that and still speak to the nation? >> well, i think that you offer republicans, you know, great chinese warrior once said build him a golden bridge to retreat from. he's going to try to make the case that neither...
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but his focus tonight will be the economy. host: betty in pittsburg, kansas, on our republican line. caller: good morning. i would like to say, before an address such as the state of the union, we always have war and more war and threats of more war and threats of bombs and killing, and all these things happening. it is almost like we stir it up before a state of the union address or when there is a holiday, you know that the gasoline will go up. what is the point? we need to get out of a privatized war where we cannot control companies -- corporate companies, taking more money, putting more money into the cayman islands for private use. and our soldiers are made up of the poor. they're not made up of congress' sons as they were in world war ii. host: do you plan to listen this evening? caller: yes. but you need to listen to what is not said as well as what is. host: how is what is not said a significant? guest: it will be interesting, she was talking about war, i don't think we will hear a lot about foreign policy tonight. we
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sources also say he will pivot back to talking about the economy. talking about your money, gene spurling, director of the national economic council and he is at the white house this morning. nice to have you with us, sir. >> appreciate your time. >> thank you for having us this morning. >> jobs, jobs, jobs, what we've heard in terms of what to expect for the speech. give me a more specific preview if you can. >> i think this president has always believed that a strong middle class, not only our goal for economic policy. it's also how we spark the engine of further economics growth. and so you are going to hear him talking about how we make and continue to make the united states the magnet for strong job creation, for locating jobs that pay well that help families make a middle class living and that will focus on manufacturing, focus on innovation, entrepreneurship, small business, and very importantly, what we have to do to give our young people and current workers the stills they need to fit those jobs. if that doesn't seem like anything terribly
sources also say he will pivot back to talking about the economy. talking about your money, gene spurling, director of the national economic council and he is at the white house this morning. nice to have you with us, sir. >> appreciate your time. >> thank you for having us this morning. >> jobs, jobs, jobs, what we've heard in terms of what to expect for the speech. give me a more specific preview if you can. >> i think this president has always believed that a strong...
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he is expected to talk about jobs and economy. who would expect to see in the crowd, coming up. >> following the latest in vallejo where shshootings last like a one man and injured at least four others. police say they found two men seriously wounded in the garage of the house on humboldt and east would st. around 830 last night. one of the men died in hospital. shortly after the shooting three other people walked into sutter solano medical center with gunshot wounds. please try to figure out if the shootings are related. >> meanwhile, a 31 year-old antioch woman is covering this morning after being struck by stray bullet. it happen yesterday evening around 6. that is when police received reports of shots being fired in the area of sycamore drive and manaatia way. according to witnesses a man had been standing on the street, shooting at a pickup truck that was driving past him. police a one the bullets with three second story window and struck the woman she is expected to survive. >> in richmond, a third year-old man is recovering
he is expected to talk about jobs and economy. who would expect to see in the crowd, coming up. >> following the latest in vallejo where shshootings last like a one man and injured at least four others. police say they found two men seriously wounded in the garage of the house on humboldt and east would st. around 830 last night. one of the men died in hospital. shortly after the shooting three other people walked into sutter solano medical center with gunshot wounds. please try to figure...
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the speech will focus on the economy and so-called pocketbook issues. >> especially when it comes to job creation. he will talk about creating infrastructure and jobs. how to get a handle on government debt. president obama wants to cut spending and bring in more tax money. both parties want to avoid the big automatic spending cuts and time is running out. those cuts kick in in just over two weeks from now. >> playing up the importance of a growing the economy and less emphasis on deficits and debts. >> that is what you can expect to hear from the president's speech tonight. the debt ceiling will be back in mid may. >> who is on the guest list tonight? of facesseeing a lot in the crowd including people from newtown, connecticut, first responders. you also have guests representing health care, military life and immigration. along with the apple ceo and mrs. obama will be accompanied by the parents of a teenager killed in chicago. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> desperate times call for desperate measures. that is the message from mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. she is looking for new
the speech will focus on the economy and so-called pocketbook issues. >> especially when it comes to job creation. he will talk about creating infrastructure and jobs. how to get a handle on government debt. president obama wants to cut spending and bring in more tax money. both parties want to avoid the big automatic spending cuts and time is running out. those cuts kick in in just over two weeks from now. >> playing up the importance of a growing the economy and less emphasis on...
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we have a live report. >> plus, the state of the economy and gun control. we're going to see who is in the crowd will play into the president's message at tonight's state of the union address. >> and later, a special guest at one sweet 16 how robert griffin iii ended up at a birthday pool party. fox 5 morning news starts right now. >> this isfo
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it will focus more on the economy. on an economy that works for everyone. and unlike his first state of the union address after his first inauguration, this is going to be in a moment of economic recovery. not as strong as we want. i think it's going to be optimistic. we're going to see -- manufacturing is up. 28 straight months of job growth. nearly six million new jobs. and this is -- by the way everything that's being threatened now by the republicans with these crazy cliffs that they have -- that they have established. >> one after the other. >> right. he's going to be talking i understand, about four new initiatives that are going to help restore the middle class. education. infrastructure, clean energy, manufacturing. and he's going to focus on growth as a way to reduce the deficit and get our economy moving. you know, the republicans are absolutely focused almost entirely on spending cuts. and we think that for balance there ought to be revenue. but the third legs of economic recovery is growth. >> bill: sure. >> that requires investment in the thing
it will focus more on the economy. on an economy that works for everyone. and unlike his first state of the union address after his first inauguration, this is going to be in a moment of economic recovery. not as strong as we want. i think it's going to be optimistic. we're going to see -- manufacturing is up. 28 straight months of job growth. nearly six million new jobs. and this is -- by the way everything that's being threatened now by the republicans with these crazy cliffs that they have...
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focus will be primarily on the economy. and the billions of dollars in budget cuts set to happen automatically on march 1st. president obama has urged congress to pass a short term agreement to avoid those potentially devastating cuts. now, you may want to avoid driving near the capitol tonight because of the state of the union. capitol police closing several streets starting at 7:00 including constitution avenue between second street east and louisiana avenue northwest. pennsylvania avenue between first and third streets northwest and east capitol streets between second and first streets. independence avenue will be closed between second and washington avenue in southeast southwest. >>> president obama will discuss gun control in his speech and democrats will be showing their support for stricter gun laws by inviting the victims of gun violence to tonight's address. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton invited a woman whose daughter was killed in a drive-by shooting. hadiya pendleton's parents will be there tonight. she's t
focus will be primarily on the economy. and the billions of dollars in budget cuts set to happen automatically on march 1st. president obama has urged congress to pass a short term agreement to avoid those potentially devastating cuts. now, you may want to avoid driving near the capitol tonight because of the state of the union. capitol police closing several streets starting at 7:00 including constitution avenue between second street east and louisiana avenue northwest. pennsylvania avenue...
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but the economy and jobs are still really top of mind for many americans. what is the president's plan to get more americans working? >> i think you'll hear him talk about new spending initiatives. he'll talk about infrastructure, job training, that sort of thing. the big problem there is you've got house republicans not inclined to approve any more new spending plans. that's going to be tough for him to get through. i think he's going to try to raise the pressure on them to actually do something in terms of, you know, spending on infrastructure and job training and other stuff he brought up previously in his administration. it's a tough sell with house republicans. >> do we expect to hear any major policy initiatives on taxes or the budget? >> yeah. i think he'll talk about his balanced approach to deficit reduction. he'll talk about matching spending cuts with new revenues, particularly from tax reform. i think in particular you might hear him talk about raising private equity tax these guys pay at a low rate. he'll talk about raising that a little bit. o
but the economy and jobs are still really top of mind for many americans. what is the president's plan to get more americans working? >> i think you'll hear him talk about new spending initiatives. he'll talk about infrastructure, job training, that sort of thing. the big problem there is you've got house republicans not inclined to approve any more new spending plans. that's going to be tough for him to get through. i think he's going to try to raise the pressure on them to actually do...
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the economy is expected to be the central focus. the president laying out a plan to boost the middle class and create more jobs. gun control reform will also be addressed. first lady michelle obama will sit with the parents of hadiya pendleton, the chicago teen shot and killed just days after performing in the inaugural parade. south prings are under way for the vatican to set up conclave that will choose the next pope n a surprise nday, pope benedic announced he is stepping down on february 28th citing his age. the news comes right before the start of lent. the college of cardinals will choose the 85-year-old upon tough's successor. >>> coming up next on fox 5 morning news, a good reason to check your credit report if you haven't taken a look at it lately. >> we'll tell you about a charleston problem get a lot of attention right now. >>> three people were killed in a shooting at a courthouse on monday in wilmington. a gunman opened fire in the lobby killing two women he knew. police shot and killed the man. >>> an army
the economy is expected to be the central focus. the president laying out a plan to boost the middle class and create more jobs. gun control reform will also be addressed. first lady michelle obama will sit with the parents of hadiya pendleton, the chicago teen shot and killed just days after performing in the inaugural parade. south prings are under way for the vatican to set up conclave that will choose the next pope n a surprise nday, pope benedic announced he is stepping down on february...
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jobs, the economy will be. but when he talks about foreign policy, it's a pretty safe bet north korea will be on his mind. the president set to give that address at 9:00 eastern time. reports indicate that he may do a little bit more finger pointing this time than reaching across the aisle. congressman adam kinzinger, a republican from ill. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> we're getting previews about how the president may sound tonig, glen thrush of politico says don't expect anything like the call for peaceful collaboration that addressed the joint congress in 2009. >> month of the same. i think this is an opportunity. the president has an amazing opportunity to call republicans and democrats together to say both sides have to accept things they don't want in order to accept the problems in the country and for future generations. that's what's missing, the discussion of what happens next with the next generation of americans and, unfortunately, to descend back to partisan rhetoric. you
jobs, the economy will be. but when he talks about foreign policy, it's a pretty safe bet north korea will be on his mind. the president set to give that address at 9:00 eastern time. reports indicate that he may do a little bit more finger pointing this time than reaching across the aisle. congressman adam kinzinger, a republican from ill. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> we're getting previews about how the president may sound tonig, glen thrush of politico...
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he'll focus on the economy and ongoing budget battle with republicans. he'll touch on over issues like immigration reform and gun violence. you may want to leave early this evening if you work near the capitol. police are closing several streets in the area starting at 7:00. they include constitution avenue between second street northeast and louisiana avenue northwest. pennsylvania avenue between first and third streets northwest and east capitol street between second and first streets. independence avenue will also be closed between second street southeast and washington avenue southwest. you can watch the president's speed tonight here on nbc4. our coverage begins at 8:45 and we'll have reaction afterward on news 4 at 11:00. >>> 5:35 right now. defense secretary leon panetta will bid farewell to his colleagues. he'll give a final address this morning. he has served since july 2011. before that, he was director of the cia. his possible replacement as defense secretary, former nebraska senator chuck hagel, could move one step closer to being confirmed t
he'll focus on the economy and ongoing budget battle with republicans. he'll touch on over issues like immigration reform and gun violence. you may want to leave early this evening if you work near the capitol. police are closing several streets in the area starting at 7:00. they include constitution avenue between second street northeast and louisiana avenue northwest. pennsylvania avenue between first and third streets northwest and east capitol street between second and first streets....
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they said unlike the inaugural speech, this will be an address much more focused on the economy than some of the other issues. >> that's right. and just going back to that for one second. the two people charged, 18 and 20 years old. very young men. >> like many people say, babies killing babies. >>> in other news, heavy rain is slowing down the cleanup effort after that powerful tornado tore through the state of mississippi. the twister barreled through three counties for 75 miles, damaging or destroying nearly 600 homes. it was an e-4 with winds hitting 170 miles an hour as it raced across hattiesburg. more than 80 people were hurt but amazingly no one was killed. >> so your dad's ashes -- >> they were in the front living room. >> did he die recently? >> yes, sir, about two months ago. >> maybe he was watching over you guys. >> maybe so. he had to be. i know somebody was. >> officials say it could have been a lot worse, but sirens gave residents a 30-minute warning. many businesses were closed because it was sunday and the university of southern mississippi was emptier than usual be
they said unlike the inaugural speech, this will be an address much more focused on the economy than some of the other issues. >> that's right. and just going back to that for one second. the two people charged, 18 and 20 years old. very young men. >> like many people say, babies killing babies. >>> in other news, heavy rain is slowing down the cleanup effort after that powerful tornado tore through the state of mississippi. the twister barreled through three counties for...
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. >> president obama's state of the union speech tonight will focus primarily on jobs and the economy. it is expected to be different than his inaugural address last month. >> the economy will be central to the speech and how we grow the economy so everybody can participate and get a fair shot. >> president a look at clean energy education, and infrastructure. he warns against the automatic spending cuts. adding additional spending would require congressional approval putting mr. obama on a collision course with house republicans. >> it's time for washington to get back to the basics. we cannot continue to spend money we don't have. >> mr. obama will collaborate on some of the big themes from his inaugural speech such as immigration, climate change, and gun violence. tomorrow he goes to north carolina for a speech to workers at an auto plant. the town has a small house where mr. obama visited before. >> they never tell us when he's coming. >> democrats are placing a big emphasis on gun-control tonight. gabby giffords will be in the house chamber as well as the parents of a slain chica
. >> president obama's state of the union speech tonight will focus primarily on jobs and the economy. it is expected to be different than his inaugural address last month. >> the economy will be central to the speech and how we grow the economy so everybody can participate and get a fair shot. >> president a look at clean energy education, and infrastructure. he warns against the automatic spending cuts. adding additional spending would require congressional approval putting...
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progressive themes, popular themes and focus on jobs and the middle class and the economy and growth. so instead of focusing on the effect of those cuts on the pentagon, the president will talk about the effect on the middle class. things like research and headstart and push for congress to quickly make some changes to fix the debt coalition here in washington say it's not just the president and it's not just congress. they've got to work together to get this done. and on the republican side. marco rubio from florida, by the way, delivers the response tonight. republicans are already criticizing what happens after the president's speech. he's hitting the road, three trips in three days to push his agenda. mara. >> tracie potts in washington, we'll be keeping an eye on all of it. tonight brian williams and the entire nbc news team will have complete coverage of president obama's state of the union and republican reply. >>> many around the world are still stunned by pope benedict's announcement he's giving up the papacy. abdication hasn't happened in six centuries. it's creating shock w
progressive themes, popular themes and focus on jobs and the middle class and the economy and growth. so instead of focusing on the effect of those cuts on the pentagon, the president will talk about the effect on the middle class. things like research and headstart and push for congress to quickly make some changes to fix the debt coalition here in washington say it's not just the president and it's not just congress. they've got to work together to get this done. and on the republican side....
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he'll likely focus on the economy and the billions of dollars of budget cuts set to happen on march 1st. president obama urged congress to pass a short term agreement to avoid the potentially devastating cuts. >>> we will also hear from prominent republicans tonight after the president speaks. marco rubio will deliver the republican response. he's one of the gop's rising stars and is considered a potential presidential candidate in 2016. the tae party also will have a voice heard tonight. kentucky senator rand paul will give his response. this is the third time the tae party is offering a formal response to the president's speech. we're starting to learn who some of the invited guests are for the address. it appears some of them reflect the bitter debate over gun control. texas congressman steve stock man invited rocker and gun rights advocate ted nugent to the steve. the white house invited hadiya pend approximate will ton's parents. she was killed days after traveling to it washington for president obama's inauguration. staff sergeant clinton row meesha will also be there tonight. >>>
he'll likely focus on the economy and the billions of dollars of budget cuts set to happen on march 1st. president obama urged congress to pass a short term agreement to avoid the potentially devastating cuts. >>> we will also hear from prominent republicans tonight after the president speaks. marco rubio will deliver the republican response. he's one of the gop's rising stars and is considered a potential presidential candidate in 2016. the tae party also will have a voice heard...
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it hasn't worked for our lifetimes, and you grow the economy from the middle class out. i think that's what that vote on december 31st at the end of the year on the tax issues showed. i think that's the way -- i think that's what the elections said. that's what polling shows. and that's what voters and citizens of this country want to hear the president talk about. it means it's a manufacturing agenda. it's a jobs agenda. it needs to be all about that. >> you have really made a centerpiece of your time in office a lot of different economic populist issues, manufacturing you were just talking about, trade, other issues about jobs effectively for your ohio constituents. are there issues where you felt like you and the president had different agendas in the first term? are there issues where you would like to see the president move where he hasn't been there yet and you're expecting him -- you're expecting that he may move more toward your way of seeing things in the second term? >> yeah, sure. tomorrow night my guest for the state of the union will be a steelworker from cl
it hasn't worked for our lifetimes, and you grow the economy from the middle class out. i think that's what that vote on december 31st at the end of the year on the tax issues showed. i think that's the way -- i think that's what the elections said. that's what polling shows. and that's what voters and citizens of this country want to hear the president talk about. it means it's a manufacturing agenda. it's a jobs agenda. it needs to be all about that. >> you have really made a...
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economy will be hit with $85 billion in across-the-board cuts. how can americans not be thinking okay, what does this mean to me? the stakes are high. they're really high. president obama is going to focus on the economy in his state of the union address tomorrow night. he needs to. the fragile economic recovery pretty much hangs in the balance when you throw numbers like this around. congress imposed this budget sequester on the country, and now they have just been unable to deal with it. here is a taste of what will happen. here is where the conversation gets a little dicey. it means between 600,000 and maybe a little bit more than a million jobs could be lost, depending on how businesses react to this. we've had 35 months of private sector job growth. that's a good number, with no republican help. and i think that job growth is going to be in jeopardy, not to mention the impact these cuts are going to have on discretionary spending. sheer an example. here is a tornado ripping through mississippi this weekend. they might need some federal help.
economy will be hit with $85 billion in across-the-board cuts. how can americans not be thinking okay, what does this mean to me? the stakes are high. they're really high. president obama is going to focus on the economy in his state of the union address tomorrow night. he needs to. the fragile economic recovery pretty much hangs in the balance when you throw numbers like this around. congress imposed this budget sequester on the country, and now they have just been unable to deal with it. here...